myCred for WP-PostViews Security & Risk Analysis

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📢🚨 Important Notice: myCred for WP-PostViews is now part of the myCred Toolkit and will no longer receive updates here. Only security fixes will be pr …

10 active installs v1.3.2 PHP 7.0+ WP 4.8+ Updated Apr 17, 2025
counterhitsmycredpointswp-postviews
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is myCred for WP-PostViews Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

myCred for WP-PostViews has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 11mo ago
Risk Assessment

The static analysis for the "mycred-for-wp-postviews" v1.3.2 plugin reveals an exceptionally clean code base with no detected entry points, dangerous functions, file operations, or external HTTP requests. The plugin also demonstrates strong security practices by exclusively using prepared statements for SQL queries and ensuring all output is properly escaped. The complete absence of taint analysis findings further reinforces this positive outlook, indicating no readily exploitable vulnerabilities related to data sanitization or manipulation were identified.

The vulnerability history is equally impressive, with zero known CVEs recorded. This lack of historical vulnerabilities suggests either a very well-maintained and secure plugin, or that it has not been a significant target for attackers, which is often the case for plugins with a limited attack surface and robust security implementations. While the lack of explicit nonce and capability checks is a notable absence, the overall lack of any identifiable attack vectors or exploitable code patterns significantly mitigates this concern for this specific version.

In conclusion, based on the provided static analysis and vulnerability history, the "mycred-for-wp-postviews" v1.3.2 plugin exhibits a strong security posture. The developers have implemented robust coding practices, and there is no evidence of known or latent vulnerabilities. The only minor area for potential improvement, though not a demonstrated risk in this analysis, would be the inclusion of explicit nonce and capability checks on any potential future additions to the attack surface.

Vulnerabilities
None known

myCred for WP-PostViews Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

myCred for WP-PostViews Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
0
30 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

100% escaped30 total outputs
Attack Surface

myCred for WP-PostViews Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 7
actionadmin_noticesmycred-wp-postviews.php:94
filtermycred_setup_hooksmycred-wp-postviews.php:95
actionmycred_initmycred-wp-postviews.php:96
actionmycred_all_referencesmycred-wp-postviews.php:97
actionmycred_load_hooksmycred-wp-postviews.php:98
actionpostviews_increment_viewsmycred-wp-postviews.php:231
actionpostviews_increment_views_ajaxmycred-wp-postviews.php:232
Maintenance & Trust

myCred for WP-PostViews Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedApr 17, 2025
PHP min version7.0
Downloads9K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs10
Developer Profile

myCred for WP-PostViews Developer Profile

Saad Iqbal

84 plugins · 1.4M total installs

76
trust score
Avg Security Score
96/100
Avg Patch Time
287 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect myCred for WP-PostViews

Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/mycred-for-wp-postviews/assets/css/style.css/wp-content/plugins/mycred-for-wp-postviews/assets/js/mycred-wp-postviews.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/mycred-for-wp-postviews/assets/js/mycred-wp-postviews.js
Version Parameters
mycred-for-wp-postviews/assets/css/style.css?ver=mycred-for-wp-postviews/assets/js/mycred-wp-postviews.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
mycred-wp-postviews-wrapper
Data Attributes
data-mycred-postviews-id
JS Globals
mycred_wp_postviews_ajax_object
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about myCred for WP-PostViews